DESCRIPTION
The
/etc/daily script is run, by default, every night on a
NetBSD system. The
/etc/daily.conf file specifies which of the standard
daily services are performed.
The variables described below can be set to “YES” or “NO” in the /etc/daily.conf file. Most default to “YES”, but not all. Check the /etc/defaults/daily.conf file if you are in doubt. (Note that you should never edit /etc/defaults/daily.conf directly, as it is often replaced during system upgrades.)
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find_core
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This runs find(1) over the entire local filesystem, looking for core files.
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run_msgs
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This runs msgs(1) with the -c argument.
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expire_news
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This runs the /etc/expire.news script.
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purge_accounting
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This ages accounting files in /var/account.
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run_calendar
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This runs calendar(1) with the -a argument.
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check_disks
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This uses the df(1) and dump(8) to give disk status, and also reports failed raid(4) components.
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show_remote_fs
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In check_disks, show remote file systems, which are not reported on by default.
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check_mailq
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This runs mailq(1).
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check_network
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This runs netstat(1) with the -i argument, and also checks the rwhod(8) database, and runs ruptime(1) if there are hosts in /var/rwho.
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full_netstat
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By default, check_network outputs a summarized version of the netstat(1) report. If a full version of the output run with the -inv options is desired, set this variable.
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run_fsck
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This runs fsck(8) with the -n option.
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run_rdist
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This runs rdist(1) with /etc/Distfile.
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run_security
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This runs the /etc/security script looking for possible security problems with the system.
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run_skeyaudit
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Runs the skeyaudit(1) program to check the S/Key database and informs users of S/Keys that are about to expire.
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run_makemandb
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If the /etc/man.conf file exists, runs the makemandb(8) utility to update the man.db database for use by apropos(1).
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fetch_pkg_vulnerabilities
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Refreshes the local database of package vulnerabilities. See the settings in security.conf(5) for details on the actual package checks.
The variables described below can be set to modify the tests:
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find_core_ignore_fstypes
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Lists filesystem types to ignore during the find_core phase. Prefixing the type with a ‘!' inverts the match. For example, ‘
procfs !local' will ignore ‘procfs' type filesystems and filesystems that are not ‘local'.
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find_core_ignore_paths
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Lists paths to ignore during the find_core phase. For example, ‘
/export' will not descend into any directories under the ‘/export' hierarchy. This, on a file server, allows to skip user data while still scanning system files.
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run_fsck_flags
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Extra options to be passed to fsck(8) if run_fsck is enabled.
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send_empty_security
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If set, the report generated by the run_security phase will always be sent, even if it is empty.
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pkgdb_dir
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DEPRECATED. Please set PKGDB_DIR in pkg_install.conf(5) instead.
If defined, points to the location of the packages database. Defaults to /var/db/pkg.